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Correct, but even software that doesn't cause deaths on failure ends up causing real losses (often invisible). Consider every time Word crashes and work is los
by CrLf 12y ago
Correct, but even software that doesn't cause deaths on failure ends up causing real losses (often invisible).
Consider every time Word crashes and work is lost. There are billions of Word users out there, mostly being paid to use it. How much does that cost over the course of a year?
And the accumulated frustration from unreliable software, causing loss of productivity, resistance to change, stress... How much does that cost?
- illumen 12y agoHow much do the extra features shipped 5 years earlier save? There are trade-offs to be made.
- tankenmate 12y agoI suspect the point of diminishing returns for Word have long since been passed.